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Radiology & sonography programs in Colorado

Colorado has 9 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Colorado, expect to start around $63,270–$76,060 and reach a median of $87,760 with experience; the top quarter earn $103,780 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $50,512 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Colorado

$63,270starting (10th percentile)
$76,060early career (25th)
$87,760median, all experience
$103,780experienced (75th)
$111,730top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,960 employed in Colorado. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned

9campuses in Colorado
164credentials awarded / yr
$50,512median earnings, yr 1 (Colorado)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDenverFort MorganGrand JunctionGreeleyLakewoodPueblo

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Red Rocks Community College Lakewood Public 24 $87,754 $9,500 not reported not reported
Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver for-profit 21 $53,594 $26,923 73% $26,476
Community College of Denver Denver Public 19 $52,604 $12,500 not reported not reported
Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora for-profit 32 $47,449 $20,000 not reported $22,697
Pueblo Community College Pueblo Public 32 $45,323 $13,125 not reported not reported
Aims Community College Greeley Public 17 $44,625 $6,500 not reported not reported
Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs Public 12 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Morgan Community College Fort Morgan Public 6 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Public 1 not reported $12,673 not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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